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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT size=5><SPAN class=805370017-16102007><A
href="http://www.geouaw.org">UMass refuses to settle a decent contract for its
Graduate Employees. </A> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT size=5><SPAN
class=805370017-16102007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT size=5><SPAN class=805370017-16102007>On
Thursday October 1<SPAN class=805370017-16102007>8, UMass Amherst Graduate
Employees and supporters </SPAN>will rally at certain site(s) on campus.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT size=5><SPAN
class=805370017-16102007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT size=5><SPAN class=805370017-16102007>If
you want to participate in the action, p</SPAN>lease call GEO at<SPAN
class=805370017-16102007><FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT
face="Century Gothic" size=5>(</FONT></FONT></SPAN>413<FONT
face="Courier New"><FONT size=2><SPAN class=805370017-16102007><FONT
face="Century Gothic" size=5>) </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT>545<SPAN
class=805370017-16102007><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><FONT
face="Century Gothic" size=5>-</FONT></FONT></SPAN>0705, Christopher
at <SPAN class=805370017-16102007><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><FONT
face="Century Gothic" size=5>(</FONT></FONT></SPAN>618<SPAN
class=805370017-16102007><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><FONT
face="Century Gothic" size=5>) </FONT></FONT></SPAN>623<SPAN
class=805370017-16102007><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><FONT
face="Century Gothic" size=5>-</FONT></FONT></SPAN>2368, or email <SPAN
class=805370017-16102007><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><FONT
face="Century Gothic"><A href="mailto:membership@geouaw.org"><FONT
size=5>membership@geouaw.org</FONT></A></FONT></FONT></SPAN>. <SPAN
class=805370017-16102007><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT size=5><BR>Enough is
Enough</FONT> <SPAN class=732244622-07102007> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<H4><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN
class=732244622-07102007>Student</SPAN> fees are raised every
year. <SPAN class=732244622-07102007> Graduate Employee</SPAN> wages
don't <SPAN class=732244622-07102007> keep </SPAN>pace with fee
increases or inflation. UMass is proposing cuts to health insurance<SPAN
class=732244622-07102007> and</SPAN> paid release time for Union
business<SPAN class=732244622-07102007>. Graduate Employees</SPAN> lack
adequate childcare<SPAN class=732244622-07102007>, </SPAN>and the UMass
administration refuses to be accountable for or transparent about how
"diversity funds" are distributed. <BR><BR>Its time to put the <SPAN
class=732244622-07102007>"</SPAN>public<SPAN class=732244622-07102007>"</SPAN>
back in public education. Come show you support the fight for a fair and
equitable contract. For more info contact the <SPAN
class=732244622-07102007><SPAN class=732244622-07102007>Graduate Employees
Organization, 545-0705<SPAN class=805370017-16102007><FONT
face="Courier New"
size=2>.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></H4></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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